Danielle Goldstein

October 19, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

Love and Other Acts of Violence ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

October 19, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

From the get-go, Cordelia Lynn’s two protagonists are engaged in a sort of dangerous dance that is by turns wary, ardent, passionate and physical. But when passion turns violent, there are unexpected and shocking twists…

Danielle Goldstein

September 29, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

Ida Rubinstein: The Final Act ★★★

Danielle Goldstein

September 29, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

Ida Rubinstein – dancer, actor, commissioner, passionate lover and beloved of both sexes, including composer Maurice Ravel (Rubinstein commissioned his Bolero, so Torvill and Dean have much to thank her for) – led “a life crowded with incident” as Oscar Wilde would say. Now…

Danielle Goldstein

September 15, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

Indecent ★★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

September 15, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

From the moment the actors and musicians rose to their feet in joyous dance to the band’s plangent klezmer sound, I felt at one with an audience leaning in to share "the true story of a little Jewish play" – these words projected in English and Hebrew-charactered Yiddish. Six actors…

Danielle Goldstein

September 1, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

Once Upon a Time in Nazi-Occupied Tunisia ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

September 1, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

Once Upon a Time in Nazi-Occupied Tunisia ★★★★

A schematic pitiless sun glares down on levels of woodblocks, standing in for sand as designed by Max Johns, on an unfortunate man apparently buried up to his neck. The figure standing over him explains that he has been…

Danielle Goldstein

August 11, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

August 11, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

The life-affirming lyrics and poignant tune of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ made it the anthem of Liverpool FC. Its adoption by the club chimes with Timothy Sheader’s reimagining of Carousel in a tight-knit British fishing…

Danielle Goldstein

July 29, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

South Pacific ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

July 29, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

Rosy light bathes a beautiful young woman (Sera Maehara’s Liat) bending gracefully in a slow contemplative dance. A soundscape of birds enhances the tranquillity – until the roar of helicopters heralds the arrival of a battalion of armed, uniformed American marines literally invading…

Danielle Goldstein

July 28, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

Pippin ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

July 28, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

One of my first forays back into live theatreland – having run the gauntlet of heat, crowds and delays on the tube – and it was a relief to find myself in the intimate air-conditioned Charing Cross Theatre. And what a joy to be whirled back in time, though not to the Middle Ages of…

Danielle Goldstein

July 7, 2021

Reviews, Music

Forgetful Heart: Dylan and Cohen and Love ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

July 7, 2021

Reviews, Music

Forgetful Heart: Dylan and Cohen and Love ★★★★

This is the one about the three Jews who walked into my heart and wrung it out with the beauty of their song. As long as I can remember, Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen have been part of my life’s soundtrack. Dylan’s harsh…

Danielle Goldstein

June 18, 2021

Reviews, Books & Poetry

Book review: Challenge and Conformity

Danielle Goldstein

June 18, 2021

Reviews, Books & Poetry

How can a demographic that isn’t necessarily marginalised, but whose practices certainly haven’t been given much academic attention in the past, live alongside and within a community with the traditional structures and practices…

Danielle Goldstein

March 11, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

The Christopher Boy’s Communion ★★★★

Danielle Goldstein

March 11, 2021

Reviews, Theatre

In what is undoubtedly a scoop for BBC Radio 4, stellar Jewish playwright David Mamet has reimagined his new thriller. The Christopher Boy’s Communion is directed by Martin Jarvis and stars Mamet’s wife Rebecca Pidgeon…